As I was clearing out a whole bunch of unedited video clips, I ran across this story from WKOW, November 29 on the veterans home in King, Wisconsin:

Now, apparently again, King received another downgrade. But don't worry, this is all just a political hit job, according to the once fired Veterans Secretary John Scocos:

WSJ:Federal quality ratings of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at
King and the Veterans Home at Union Grove have dropped again, prompting one
Republican state lawmaker to call for the veterans agency to “totally clean
house.” The ratings changes come after annual inspections and
complaint investigations were conducted there in September. The agency uses a five-star ratings system to score nursing homes and rank
health care, staffing and quality of life for its residents. Olson Hall, one of
four nursing home halls on King's campus, is now rated two stars out of five overall … MacArthur Hall,
also on King's campus, was previously given five stars both overall and
for its health care ratings, dropped to four stars in both categories; residents
being given the wrong medication, incorrect dosages or never receiving needed
medicine … Boland Hall, the residence hall at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at
Union Grove, dropped from four stars to three stars in its overall rating, and from
three stars to two stars for a "below average" rating for health
quality.

As I mentioned, Sec. Scocose denies everything, as is typical in our now "post-fact" world. First a little Scocos history:

Nearly two years after John Scocos, a Republican and U.S. Army Reserve colonel was

fired as state veterans secretary, Gov. Scott Walker has reappointed him to his old job. He demonstrated no ability to administer, manage or lead. DAV received reports that he did not coordinate the activities of his department managers in a positive manner, but instead his poor management style pitted them against one another. Scocos wasted valuable time attacking perceived enemies. Some DAV officials, when making suggestions to better the lives of veterans, felt his wrath instead of his gratitude.

Nothing to see here, in our Post-Fact World: Today's news isn't good. But who are you going to believe....

WDVA Sec. John Scocos, who announced his resignation last month, has dismissed concerns about the home's quality and staffing levels. He has said that news reports about issues there are politically motivated and inaccurate. Scocos has maintained that the home offers the highest quality of care available for the state's aging and sick veterans.

"We are still the very best in the country ... we are pretty solid on what we believe is the care for our veterans.”

Nothing to see here, in our Post-Fact World Part 2: Walker's failure...isn't a failure at all:

Gov. Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans
Affairs, which operates the nursing homes, have consistently touted the King
home's CMS ratings, which have historically been above average. Walker spokesman Tom Evenson said in an email.

"Governor
Walker's top concern is the care of our veterans. The governor has made
significant investments to help the department improve staffing and operations
of the homes,"

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